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Two Studentships are available 
at the School of Computing of the University of Paisley:

1) Emergence of Dynamical Order 

The project is aimed to investigation
of the emergence of rhythmic activity in networks of interacting
individuals. Broad range of physical, biological and social networks
will be considered, with particular impact on emergence of collective
coherent behaviour in social insect colonies. Some experience in
dynamical, especially chaotic, systems and maps and their
synchronization is desirable.

2) Reaction-Diffusion Neural Nets

This project is aimed to investigation of the ability of
reaction-diffusion systems to process information. Self-organizing
phenomena of pattern formation in spatially-extended systems and their
applications will be studied. Some experience in reaction-diffusion
systems and neural networks is desirable.

For both projects, knowledge of basic nonlinear dynamics and good
computational skill are essential.

Contact: Dr Valery Tereshko, School of Computing, University of
Paisley, Paisley PA1 2BE. e-mail: valery.tereshko@paisley.ac.uk.
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